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Here's some good news for anyone with a deal-hunting streak: Amazon's Spring Sale 2025 is in full swing (it runs through March 31). All sorts of stuff is on sale, but what we're focused on here is the board games. They're kind of hidden away deep within the main store page , but below I've picked out the best board game deals available in the sale. I even went ahead and divided them into two categories, depending on how deep you want to go into the tabletop gaming hobby. Adult Board Game Deals If you're into board games for adults , there aren't a ton of deals to go around in the Spring Sale, but there are a handful that are worthy of a look. Cascadia is a fun game you can whip out on game night with your friends or family. See our 8/10 Cascadia review for more info on it. Forbidden Jungle is a cooperative board game that lets you work together with your fellow players. Cartographers is one of our favorite roll and write board games . And finally, T...

Last updated March 28, 2025 : Checked for new Fisch codes! Looking to snag some free resources in Fisch? We've put together a list of all of currently active and working Fisch codes, so you can get your hands on a host of rewards and goodies in the Roblox fishing simulator without having to spend a penny. All the Fisch codes below have been tested as working at the time of submission. However, codes with unknown expiry dates may stop working at any time. Spotted a new code or one has expired? Let us know in the comments! Working Fisch Codes (March 2025) Below, you'll find all of the currently active and working Fisch codes in March 2025 that you can reedeem for free rewards: SorryReward - C$1,500, 5x Golden Tentacle (NEW) THEKRAKEN - C$2,500, Sunken Ship Bobber CARBON - Carbon Bopper SORRYGUYS - 2x Kraken Tentacles ATLANTEANSTORM - 2x Hangman's Hook GOLDENTIDE - x3 Instant Catcher NewYear - 2 Holly Berry, 2 Peppermint Worm NorthernExpedition - Re...

Although Bleach is the flashiest member of the shonen anime “big three,” standing shoulder to shoulder with mega-popular series like One Piece and Naruto, it has long suffered from middle child syndrome when it comes to arena fighter adaptations. Bleach Rebirth of Souls aims to break the cycle of run-of-the-mill anime fighters this series has previously been part of, delivering a unique action game that attempts to raise the genre to greater heights. Its story mode is admittedly an uneven jumble, ricocheting back and forth between a laughable attempt at a visual novel cobbled together like a last-second afterthought and a visually striking and stylish spectacle, as Bleach should be. But developer Tamsoft's herculean effort to enrich Rebirth of Souls with complex combat (with some room for improvement) saves it from being just another fly-by-night arena fighter. It’s easy to get overloaded by a bunch of confusing anime jargon as Rebirth of Souls’ tutorial explains how its health...

Pokemon TCG Pocket's recent expansion, Shining Revelry, just dropped this week. And while fans are enjoying the new line-up of shiny Pokemon cards in all the colors of the rainbow, there's one that's causing some division: a shiny Mewtwo ex card that's only available to players who pay $23 in real money. Here's what's going on: Mewtwo ex is a card that already exists in the game in several forms. It was added in the very first set, Genetic Apex, which has a "regular" version, an "immersive rare" version with Mewtwo bursting out of containment, and a "gold crown" version of Mewtwo against a gold background. All three versions have the exact same moves and power levels, so in a match, it doesn't matter which one you use. But they're all varying degrees of rare, so for those who want to "catch 'em all" so to speak, it's critical to track down all three. The Mewtwo ex in question here is another version of ...

Springtime savings have been popping up left and right on a variety of items lately, and if you've been looking to score some sweet deals on video games, now's your chance. Not only are there some great deals on games in Amazon's Big Spring Sale , but other retailers like Woot (an Amazon-owned online retailer) and Walmart are offering discounts you definitely don't want to miss. Woot, in particular, has some of the best deals we've seen so far this year on games, including 53% off Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth for PS5 and 64% off Metaphor: ReFantazio for Xbox Series X. You can see those deals and so many more of our favorites at the moment below. Spring Sale Video Game Deals A lot of the Woot deals are only available for a limited time, though. So if one of the games above has caught your eye, you'll want to act fast to pick it up now at its discounted price or before it sells out for good. There are several more games on sale right now at Woot that are worth ...

While some communities ( like the Tomodachi Life fans ) are having an absolute blast following today's Nintendo Direct, others aren't doing so hot. Specifically, I'm referring to the Hollow Knight: Silksong folks, who are once again putting on their clown makeup after no new trailer for the long-anticipated Hollow Knight sequel surfaced at the showcase. Fortunately, there's another one next week. Of course, now we wait for april 2nd by u/SHINYAXOLOTL in Silksong Look, the Silksong community has been a hot mess of anticipation and disappointment for a while. Pop into the subreddit or community Discord on a given day, and you'll be overwhelmed with constant memes and "silkposts" fantasizing, predicting, and joking about a game that seems like it will simply never arrive. We covered their antics last year , when a pair of back-to-back Directs similarly sent the community reeling, and again in January when a photo of chocolate cake turned into a fran...

Finally, finally, finally, in the waning hours of the Nintendo Switch's life, we're getting some representation from the beloved Rhythm Heaven franchise with a new entry. Announced during Nintendo Direct March 2025, Rhythm Heaven Groove is set to launch on Nintendo Switch in 2026. Rhythm Heaven's last appearance was almost a decade ago back in 2016 with Rhythm Heaven: Megamix, which similarly showed up on the 3DS riiiight as the console was starting to wind down. Megamix featured 70 returning games and 30 brand new games, and until now was the best and most comprehensive place to play Rhythm Heaven. The series itself has long been beloved for its fun, intuitive rhythm mini-games and delightful original music by Japanese singer Tsunku and Nintendo composer Masami Yone. For more, check out everything announced at Nintendo Direct March 2025 . Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip?...

During today's Nintendo Switch Direct, we got another look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, including a fresh look at new, psychic-infused gameplay and a red-and-purple suit for Samus. The new footage focused on a selection of psychic abilities that Samus will be able to use to explore when launch arrives later this year. It's all very BioShock-y as everyone's favorite space bounty hunter scans stone figures and blasts new enemies on the planet Viewros using purple energy that she controls with her free hand. Little is known about this strange jungle world she's been "unexpectedly transported to," but it's clear intelligent life has surrounded the massive tree in its center for quite some time. Nintendo may be keeping tight-lipped about when Metroid Prime 4 will launch outside of the promise of its 2025 release window, but today's gameplay did reveal how some of these new abilities will work. These powers can be used to operate mysterious mechanisms, f...

One of the biggest barriers to jumping into the current generation for PlayStation players has been the rising cost of living, squeezing wallets so tight that there's sadly been no room for a PS5 in the budget. In 2025, however, PlayStation has three new ways that get a new PS5 for less: an almost £110-saving Astro Bot Bundle , an added £50 bonus when trading in a PS4 , or a hassle-free leasing option with low monthly payments . Scoring a PS5, my friend, is easier than ever right now. Editor's Note: Brought to you in partnership with PlayStation. PS5 Astro Bot Bundle - Save £109.99 For those almost ready to pull the trigger on buying a PlayStation 5, but have been waiting for a price drop, buying the Astro Bot bundle is the best way to get on board in more ways than one. The bundle comes in two forms: you can either buy a PS5 Slim (with disc drive) & Astro Bot for £429.99 or purchase a Digital Edition PS5 Slim with Astro Bot for £339.99 . Whichever you go for, tho...

Ahead of the hotly anticipated Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, two former employees of the company have expressed concern about Mario Kart 9's ability to convince people to upgrade to Switch 2. Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 with a brief look at the new Mario Kart game, which gave us an idea of what to expect from what is likely a launch title. There’s a huge deal of excitement around Mario Kart 9 and the Switch 2, but in a video published to their YouTube channel , former Nintendo PR managers Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang questioned Nintendo’s ability to out-d the all-conquering Mario Kart 8. “Everybody has the expectation, ‘oh my gosh Mario Kart it's a slam dunk, it's a system seller, this is definitely the right game to put in front of this new system,’ but I think you're right because if you look at the situation of Mario Kart up to this point, it's a little bit different than what has been in the past and I'm not sure that transition for Nintendo or for the peop...

After a whirlwind end to 2024 and a strong start to 2025 that included the best Call of Duty in years , a fantastic Silent Hill 2 remake, a new Dragon Age , a new Assassin's Creed , STALKER 2 , Metaphor: ReFantazio (AKA IGN's Game of the Year 2024) and a stunningly great Indiana Jones game , among others, it's about to get a lot tougher to pick your favorite Xbox Series X/S games. Here's our staff's list of the 25 best games on the Xbox Series X|S – meaning they were either released directly for this generation of Xbox consoles or have been updated to take advantage of their improved resolution, frame rate, and other features. Note that to avoid the scourge of recency bias, we’ve cut off new additions as of the end of September 2024, since anything more recent than that is still a bit too new to rank. But don't worry, they’ll be considered for future rankings! This is NOT an attempt at an “objective” ranking. But what do we mean by “best?” To be very clea...

A little over half a year after GameStop shut it down in August 2024, Game Informer is officially back and the whole team is returning with it. In a 'Letter From the Editor' by Game Informer Editor-In-Chief Matt Miller, it was revealed that Gunzilla Games secured the rights to Game Informer from GameStop and that it was planning to bring back not only the editorial team, but "production and beyond." For those unfamiliar, Gunzilla Games is the game developer and publisher behind the free-to-play extraction battle royale game called Off the Grid, which is now in Early Access. It is also the developer behind GunZ, the "Layer-1 blockchain ecosystem powering community-driven economies in AAA games," including Off the Grid. Additionally, District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp is part of the team as Gunzilla's chief creative officer and co-founder. Game Informer is back! The entire team is returning and we can't wait to reconnect. Come joi...